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Position Title : Consultant – Socio-economic and Migration Propensity
Profiling
Duty Station : Home Based / Geneva, Switzerland
Classification : Consultant, Grade OTHE
Type of Appointment : Consultant, Six months with possibility of extension
Estimated Start Date : As soon as possible
Closing Date : 12 May 2019
THE POSTING HAS BEEN ALREADY CLOSED. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY.
Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading
UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and
non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the
benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.
Context:
IOM has become an important actor in gathering primary data on various aspects of migration
and displacement, thereby supporting and strengthening timely and evidence-based policies
and programmes of governments, as well as different international humanitarian and
development actors.
The Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) is an important data collection and analysis tool
contributing towards this effort. It is a flexible and innovative system developed by IOM to track
and monitor displacement, also increasingly general population mobility, providing critical
information to decision-makers and responders in contexts of conflict, natural disaster, complex
emergencies and protracted crises. It has also started to gain relevance in collecting primary
data in other non-crisis related settings, helping to extract lessons learnt and provide policy
insights to inform operations along the whole humanitarian-peace-development spectrum.
In addition to the DTM, IOM processes large data sets on beneficiaries of its programmes and
operations through the Migrant Management and Operational Systems Application (MIMOSA).
The datasets captured in this case management system relate to various IOM operations
related to emergencies; resettlement; migrant assistance; health and contain information on
demographic and socio-economic characteristics of beneficiaries.
In order to assist governments and other partners to extract better evidence on on-going
migratory and displacement processes, towards the delivery of Agenda 2030`s expectation of
improving global migration data and disaggregation by migratory status, IOM intends to analyse
and consolidate experiences gathered so far within various DTM data collection exercises and
the MiMOSA management system and ultimately propose a way of enhancing existing data
collection methodologies that will help generate more consistent and internationally comparable
data sets related to policy and programming in the area of labour mobility and human
development (LHD). Specifically, a preliminary list of possible data sets include 1) overall
socio-economic profiling of migrants and displaced population; including their employment
status and history; education, skills and competency background; 2) migration propensity
(“drivers”) and reasons for migration, including recruitment channels and processes; 3) financial
and social impact of migration on individual migrants and displaced persons; their households;
as well as communities in countries of origin and destination along specific socio-economic
parameters; integration and social cohesion 4) existence and role of trans-national and migrant
networks in influencing migration processes and outcomes. The data collection exercise to be
Page 1 / 6studied would include surveys (both regular and ad hoc); focus and expert group discussions;
administrative sources (specifically IOM`s internal source – MiMOSA, but also external data
sources, as coordinated and agreed upon with relevant governmental and international
counterparts). The specific geographic focus of this exercise will be on the Central
Mediterranean Route (CMR) as envisaged within the frame of the DFID`s business case for the
Safety, Support and Solutions programme.
To achieve the above results, IOM aims to contract a consultant who will work towards
developing a global data gathering approach, complementary to and in line with the existing
tools and methodologies, – both as developed and implemented within DTM exercises,
MiMOSA, but also applied in other stakeholders` data gathering processes (national and local
governmental entities, as well as regional and international organizations within and outside UN
system). The main purpose of establishing of this global approach will be to ensure consistency
across the various data collection exercises implemented across IOM, but also enhance
compliance with existing international standards and practices, to the extent feasible and
relevant, to support IOM`s programming in relevant thematic areas, including under the portfolio
of the IOM Division for Labour Mobility and Human Development (LHD).
The successful candidate will work under the overall supervision of the Head of the Labour
Mobility and Human Development Division (LHD) in close coordination with the designated
specialists in the DTM team in Geneva, relevant specialists in IOM regional and country offices,
as agreed upon during the inception phase.
Core Functions / Responsibilities:
1. Component one – international complementarity:
a. Through a rapid assessment and desk research, supported by a few interviews with key
stakeholders as agreed by with IOM, carry out a rapid mapping of relevant community-based,
national and international data gathering approaches, conducted by various stakeholders,
including governments and international actors, both within UN and outside of UN system, of
relevance to the thematic focus of this consultancy and specifically in countries along the
Central Mediterranean Route;
b. Conduct a complementarity analysis of these data gathering processes and IOM`s own data
gathering, in particular the DTM and MiMOSA;
c. Develop a set of recommendations towards strategic partnership and collaboration, as well as
pilot data mining across various data sources.
2. Component two – methodology review and enhancement:
a. With support of IOM specialists in Geneva and relevant regional and country offices, map
relevant data gathering exercises (surveys, focus group exercises and Delphi techniques, case
management processes) that have been carried out or are planned within IOM DTM
programmes and other IOM data sources, such as MIMOSA, as relevant to the work related to
labour mobility and human development (see the preliminary data sets mentioned above).
b. Assess and compare methodologies and indicators used across the identified data collection
exercises, such as DTM and MiMOSA, in regard to their alignment with international standards
and guidelines (e.g. classifications; definitions; recognized effective practices), bearing in mind
policy and programming need for timely, as well as appropriateness of acting as sources of
additional evidence on LHD related thematic areas of work (see above the “preliminary list of
data sets”). This analysis will include both assessment of the methodology (e.g. sampling
frames; questionnaires; etc.) but also analysis of the quality and comprehensiveness of the
micro-data sets in one or two past surveys.
c. Lead the in-depth analysis of identified datasets from across the different contexts in which
Page 2 / 6IOM works to assess the use of varying formats of the data collected from IOM tools and
develop analytical frameworks applicable to this DTM data which are useful for LHD
programming and bear relevance to policy.
d. Propose a set of recommendations, including formulation of questions and sampling frames,
on how to start gathering new data sets related to labour mobility and human development
programming in the forthcoming DTM or MiMOSA exercises. Depending on the timeline
available, pilot test data gathering in line with the proposed methodology, analyse the results
and adjust the methodology recommendations based on the experiences gathered.
e. In close collaboration with IOM specialists, in particular from the Global Migration Data
Analysis Center (GMDAC) to support greater synergies across the DFID SSS programme,
identify one data gathering exercise and related data set, conduct its analysis and propose an
outline, structure and narrative for a standard data analysis and visualization report in a specific
geographic area (e.g. a country or a migratory route) with observations and policy
recommendations on one or several thematic areas from the priority list of data sets identified
above.
3. Component three – capacity development and coordination
a. Lead in the development of a methodology report and a training package with the inclusion of
recommendations for existing operations to support in the development of DTM/LHD and
MiMOSA capacity building exercises including the production of a DTM/LHD training module to
add, where appropriate to the DTM Global Training Package.
b. Travel to field missions and attend related workshops when necessary in doing the
responsibilities mentioned in previous points of the terms reference.
c. Perform such other related duties as may be assigned.
Tangible and Measurable Outputs of the Work Assignment
I. A report written in English (maximum 100 pages with annexes) that will
a. Provide a background and complementarity analysis of other stakeholder data collection
processes and methodologies of relevance to the specific issues of focus to this consultancy
(socio-economic profile, propensity to migrate, community factors), with the focus on the Central
Mediterranean Route but also globally;
b. Document the results of taking stock of IOM internal data collection processes (DTM and
MiMOSA) of relevance to the LHD specific topics under investigation of this consultancy and
justification why and how these data collection processes could be reinforced to start gathering
new data sets, or existing data sets in a more consistent and internationally comparable
manner, to be relevant for policy and programming.
c. Formulate a methodology for gathering data and analytical framework of relevance to this
consultancy, including specific core and optional questions; indicators for different levels of
assessment to be traced and ways of data interpretation and visualization; sampling and format
of data gathering etc.
II. A guidance note for IOM field staff for data collection specific to labour mobility and human
development policy areas, and support with the production of a DTM/LHD training module in line
with similar training modules developed for other data sets.
III. A brief memo delineating results of a rapid analysis of one data set agreed upon with IOM,
highlighting findings of the analysis, either for internal consumption or possible for external
reporting; a suggested outline and structure for a data analysis and visualization report on
relevance to the specific thematic focus of this consultancy.
IV. Electronic copies of presentations and other materials generated for workshops and
conferences of relevance to the work within this consultancy.
V. Final report on the consultancy as per IOM standard form.
Page 3 / 6Realistic Delivery Dates and Details as to how the work must be delivered
The report and matrix have to be deemed acceptable by IOM (Head of Labour Mobility and
Human Development Division and other relevant specialists).
1. Report
a.Draft outline (by end June 2019)
b. Other organizations` data (by end July 2019)
c. IOM`s own data analysis (by end August 2019)
d. Draft methodology (by end September 2019)
e. Data collection piloting (by January 2020)
f. First draft of full report (by end December 2019)
g. Guidance note to the field and training package (by end February 2020)
h. Final draft of report, including presentation (by March 2020)
2. Brief data analysis memo and outline (by end January 2020)
3. Presentations and workshop documentation (by March 2020)
4. Final report on consultancy (by end March 2020)
Performance indicators for evaluation of results
• Timely delivery of foreseen outputs as per above timeline
• Compliance with IOM and UN standards of quality, diplomacy, ethics, gender equality, human
rights and data protection
• Timely and quality of incorporation of IOM specialists` inputs and requests for revision
• Responsiveness in communication and readiness to participate in meetings, both virtually and
in person
Required Qualifications and Experience:
Education
• Master’s degree in Information and Data Management, Computer or Social Sciences, Statistics
or a related field from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional
experience; or
• University degree in the above fields with seven years of relevant experience.
Experience
• Candidates with PhD or pursuing PhD are welcome and encouraged to apply
• Extensive experience in design, setting up, managing, and coordinating data collection and
analysis exercises of relevance to migration and displacement;
• Advanced proficiency of working with computer programmes in particular for data analysis
purposes, such as statistical applications (STATA, SPSS etc.);
• Demonstrated knowledge of international data and migration statistics standards and practices
and ability to apply this knowledge to a new context;
• In-depth understanding of migration processes and trends, policy contexts of relevance to
labour mobility and human development, in particular as related to the countries and regions
situated along the Central Mediterranean Route;
• Extensive experience in development of data collection and analysis strategic and operational
planning, relevant project development, liaison with all stakeholders including government
Page 4 / 6counterparts, humanitarian partners, donor agencies, including IOM.
• Direct experience in the design, development, and implementation of field data management
cycle, from panning to reporting.
• Experience in coordinating activities at global, regional and cross-regional level.
Languages
Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of Spanish and French is an advantage.
Note
The consultant must adhere to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Data
Protection Principles (IN/138) and maintain confidentiality.
The consultant will be responsible to follow IOM writing guidelines and latest glossaries in all
given assignments for accurate translation.
* This position requires travel to Geneva, Switzerland and the field
1 Accredited Universities are the ones listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database
(https://whed.net/home.php).
Required Competencies:
Values
• Inclusion and respect for diversity: respects and promotes individual and cultural differences;
encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible.
• Integrity and transparency: maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent
with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
• Professionalism: demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed
manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
Core Competencies – behavioural indicators
• Teamwork: develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve
shared goals and optimize results.
• Delivering results: produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely
manner; is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
• Managing and sharing knowledge: continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
• Accountability: takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes
responsibility for own action and delegated work.
• Communication: encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains
complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.
Managerial Competencies – behavioural indicators
• Leadership: provides a clear sense of direction, leads by example and demonstrates the ability
to carry out the organization’s vision; assists others to realize and develop their potential.
• Empowering others & building trust: creates an atmosphere of trust and an enabling
environment where staff can contribute their best and develop their potential.
• Strategic thinking and vision: works strategically to realize the Organization’s goals and
Page 5 / 6communicates a clear strategic direction.
Other:
The appointment is subject to funding confirmation.
Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment,
accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.
No late applications will be accepted.
How to apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications via PRISM, IOM e-Recruitment
system, by 12 May 2019 at the latest, referring to this advertisement.
IOM only accepts duly completed applications submitted through the IOM e-Recruitment
system. The online tool also allows candidates to track the status of their application.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
For further information please refer to: www.iom.int/recruitment
Posting period:
From 29.04.2019 to 12.05.2019
No Fees:
IOM does not charge a fee at any stage of its recruitment process (application, interview,
processing, training or other fee). IOM does not request any information related to bank
accounts.
Requisition: CON2019/30- Consultant –Socio-economic & MigrationPropensityProfiling-Homebased*
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